My mom called my apartment a 'sad beige box' and I'm not even mad

I was showing her my new place over video call and she said, 'It looks like a hospital waiting room, where's the color?' I've got a gray sofa, white walls, and a black coffee table. She grew up in a house with floral wallpaper and knick-knacks on every surface. For me, this clean look feels calm and easy to move from. I think her generation sees a home as a permanent museum, but mine sees it as a flexible base camp. Do you think minimalism is just a young person's way of dealing with instability?

My sister, a teacher, said her school's new 'engagement tracking' software flags kids who look away from their screens.

I used to think all zippers were basically the same until I saw a breakdown of YKK's 10,000+ variations.

Found a chart on a technical sewing blog showing the different teeth materials and slider types, and now I'm rethinking the whole closure on my current jacket pattern, has anyone swapped a coil for a molded tooth zip for a specific look?

I bought a $200 'precision' coffee scale that was a total letdown

Honestly, I saw all the hype about needing super exact measurements and got the Acaia Pearl thinking it would change my pour over game. Ngl, after six months of use, I can't tell any difference from my old $20 kitchen scale, and the app is more annoying than helpful. Has anyone else felt like the super expensive gear is just not worth it for home brewing?